MUSIC PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE
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What do I get by enrolling?
We created Jay Fly Mastering Academy to provide you with the knowledge behind the features, empowering you to use any plugin or production software out there because you understand its components and how they work together to create sound.
You will learn: Sound Design, Audio Processing, Composition & Sketching, Arrangement & Structure and Mixing & Mastering.
Our certificate program covers all of the fundamental knowledge needed to start your career in music production. Our courses are taught using Ableton Live with easy to understand examples and you are not expected to have any previous music or audio engineering experience to take them. Learn at your own pace with lifetime access to the courses and all future updates.
Our classes are taught by real producers, practical, to the point and full of valuable tips. Don't spend thousands of dollars. Get the best education for a fraction of the price!
Access to our 6 high quality courses
80+ hours of hands-on high quality HD video lessons
Lifetime 24/7 access to the courses and all future updates
Music Production Certificate Diploma (upon completion of all 6 courses)
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Go at your own pace
Easy to follow examples
Taught by real producers
No previous experience required
What do I need?
No need to spend thousands of dollars on equipment and software
A Mac or PC computer with a web browser and broadband Internet access
Any DAW like Ableton, Logic, Protools, SoundBridge, etc.
A MIDI controller keyboard and/or padboard (optional)
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Our free preview requires no credit card and includes unrestricted access to our course "Music Production 101", which will give you all the basic knowledge required to start producing, including: Audio & Acoustics, Hardware Setup, Software Setup, Sequencer, Mixer, MIDI Instruments, Automation, Exporting and more. Learn Ableton Live and how all its major features work for free. Start producing today!
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MUSIC PRODUCTION 101
LEVEL 1 - AUDIO & ACOUSTICSFREE
Analog & Digital AudioFREE
AcousticsFREE
LEVEL 2 - HARDWARE SETUPFREE
SoundcardsFREE
Monitors & HeadphonesFREE
MIDI ControllersFREE
LEVEL 3 - SOFTWARE SETUPFREE
PC OptimizationFREE
DAW SettingsFREE
PluginsFREE
Libraries & SavingFREE
LEVEL 4 - SEQUENCERFREE
Transport BarFREE
TimelineFREE
TracksFREE
ClipsFREE
RecordingFREE
Bouncing & FreezingFREE
LEVEL 5 - MIXERFREE
TracksFREE
I/O RoutingFREE
GainFREE
PanningFREE
LEVEL 6 - MIDI INSTRUMENTSFREE
MIDIFREE
SamplersFREE
Drum MachinesFREE
SynthesizersFREE
LEVEL 7 - AUTOMATIONFREE
Drawing AutomationFREE
Recording AutomationFREE
Automating ParametersFREE
LEVEL 8 - SAVING & EXPORTINGFREE
Saving SessionsFREE
Saving Tracks, Racks & MIDIFREE
Audio ExportingFREE
2
SOUND DESIGN
LEVEL 1 - WAVEFORMS
Amplitude, Frequency and Phase
Wave Shapes
Complex Wave Shapes
Spectral Response
LEVEL 2 - SAMPLED INSTRUMENTS
Samplers
Using Sampled Instruments
Creating Sampled Instruments
Practical Example
LEVEL 3 - SYNTHESIZERS
Intro to Synthesizers
Oscillators
Types of Synthesis
Complex Synthesizers
Practical Example
LEVEL 4 - FILTERS
Filtering Sound
Routing
Practical Example
LEVEL 5 - MODULATION
Modulators
Envelopes
LFOs
What to modulate
Practical Example
LEVEL 6 - MIDI ARTICULATIONS
Velocity
Mod Wheel
Pitch Wheel
Practical Example
LEVEL 7 - INSERT FX
Basic FX
Signal Flow
FX for Synthesis
Practical Example
LEVEL 8 - AUTOMATION
MIDI Mapping
Automation Lanes
Recording Automation
Drawing Automation
Practical Example
3
AUDIO PROCESSING
LEVEL 1 - TYPES OF PROCESSING
Equalizers
Dynamic
Time Delay
Special
LEVEL 2 - EQ
Spectral Response
Filter Types
Filter Parameters
Practical Example
LEVEL 3 - DYNAMIC PROCESSING
Compressor
Limiter
Noise Gate
Practical Example
LEVEL 4 - REVERB
Reverberation
Types of Reverbs
Practical Example
LEVEL 5 - DELAY
Delay Basics
Delay Types
Chorus, Flanger & Phaser
Practical Example
LEVEL 6 - SPECIAL PROCESSING
Distortion
Vocoder
Auto-Tune
Analog Gear Emulators
Dynamic EQ
Multiband Dynamics
Practical Example
LEVEL 7 - STEREO FIELD
Stereo Principles & Metering
L/R Time & Pitch Offsets
Mid-Side Processing
Practical Example
LEVEL 8 - AUTOMATION & SIDECHAINING
Sidechaining
Automation
Practical Example
4
COMPOSITION & SKETCHING
LEVEL 1 - MUSIC FOUNDATIONS
Pitch
Scale
Time
Harmony
LEVEL 2 - RHYTHM & BEATS
Time Structure
Samples & Synths
Drum Machines
Step Sequencers
Your First Beat
LEVEL 3 - BASS
Programming a Bassline
Bass Sound Selection
Kick & Bass
LEVEL 4 - HARMONY & MELODY
Harmony
Melody
LEVEL 5 - FIRST LOOP
Drums
Leads
Pads
Bass
Accents
LEVEL 6 - BUILDING UP
Melody Variations
Complementary Sounds
Sound Cohesion
Enriching Sound
LEVEL 7 - GAIN STRUCTURE
Headroom
Loudness
Leveling & Panning
LEVEL 8 - FX & PROCESSING
FX for Sound Design
Reductive EQ
Additive EQ
Saturation
Compression
Depth
Stereo Imaging
5
ARRANGEMENTS & STRUCTURE
LEVEL 1 - SONG STRUCTURE
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Outro
LEVEL 2 - REFERENCE TRACKS
Reference Structure
Reference Sound
Reference Arrangement
LEVEL 3 - ARRANGEMENT ORGANIZATION
Naming, Color & Order
Grouping
Markers
Purpose Specific Structures
LEVEL 4 - FIRST DRAFT
Deconstructing a Sketch
Structure Skeleton
Tension Dynamics
Filling the Spectrum
Objective Musical Appreciation
LEVEL 5 - TRANSITIONS
Cohesive Progression
Energy Management
Transitional Accents
LEVEL 6 - GAIN STRUCTURE
Headroom
Loudness
Leveling & Panning
LEVEL 7 - FX & PROCESSING
Sound Design FX
Phase, Cancellation and Addition
Channel Processing
Bus Processing
LEVEL 8 - AUTOMATION
Synth Parameters
Levels
Filters
Panning
Progression & Transitions
6
MIXING & MASTERING
LEVEL 1 - BASICS OF MIXING & MASTERING
Goals of Mixing
Why Mastering
Types of Mastering
LEVEL 2 - GAIN, SIGNAL CHAIN & REFERENCE MIXES
Reference Mixes
Analyzers
Gain Staging
Grouping Channels
Inserts & Returns
Level Balancing & Panning
Mastering Gain Structure
LEVEL 3 - FREQUENCY RANGE & EQ
Spectral Balance
Channel EQ
Bus EQ
Master Bus EQ
LEVEL 4 - DYNAMICS
Channel Dynamics
Bus Dynamics
Master Dynamics
LEVEL 5 - REVERB
Reverberation
Creating Space
Common Practices
LEVEL 6 - SPECIAL PROCESSING
Tape Processing
Tube Processing
Linear Distortion
Multiband Dynamics
Inflators & Maximizers
Stereo Imaging
LEVEL 7 - MASTERING CHAINS
Reductive EQ
Spectral Balancing
De-esser
Multiband Dynamics
Compression
Limiting
LEVEL 8 - LOUDNESS
Metering
Peak vs RMS vs LUFS
Exporting
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